Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow are to star opposite Anthony Hopkins in a new film adaptation of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'.
The Telegraph reports that Knightley will play Cordelia, the King's (Hopkins) youngest daughter with Paltrow set to play his middle daughter Regan.
The role of eldest daughter Goneril has not yet been cast.
The film, which was announced at the Cannes Film Festival, will have a budget of €35m.
